Reading Assignment: Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

Our final book for the year is the young adult science-fiction thriller, Little Brother, by Cory Doctorow. Inspired by George Orwell's dystopian science fiction novel, 1984, and the concept of Big Brother, the story follows four teenagers in San Francisco who, in the aftermath of a terrorist attack on the Bay Bridge and BART system, defend themselves against the Department of Homeland Security's attacks on the Bill of Rights.

Unfortunately, physical copies are unavailable, but you can read and download the book at the following link:

Download/read Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

You should be able to access the PDF file of the book from any computer, iPad, iPod, iPhone, smart phone, etc. If you have trouble, please e-mail me or see Mrs. Lucia.

Chapter 1 begins on page 6.

**It would be a good idea to put the PDF on a flash drive so that you can access it at any time.

You can work hard all day but you won't always meet everyones expectations no matter how hard you try.

Many times you will fail but in the end you'll be the one at the top if you work hard.

Practice as though you're going to play.

1. The human race has only one affective weapon, and that is laughter.  -Mark Twain

  Mark Twain is one of the most important authors in history. To me I think that laughter completes everyone’s life. I like to see people laughing or smiling it makes me happy. Laughter is also a universal remedy. This quote means that laughing could hurt you if you laugh for a long time.

LeBron James is a star athlete. He is on my favorite team which is the Miami Heat. Him and Dwayne, they are my role models. LeBron is a true teammate. He never hogs the ball, but when he has the ball he makes some amazing shots. This quote means that he is a good teammate

This quote is from Call of Duty Black Ops 2. This such an amazing game. This quote means that you shouldn’t trust everyone.

1. The human race has only one affective weapon, and that is laughter.  -Mark Twain

Mark Twain is one of the most important authors in history. To me I think that laughter completes everyone’s life. I like to see people laughing or smiling it makes me happy. Laughter is also a universal remedy. This quote means that laughing could hurt you if you laugh for a long time.

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LeBron James is a star athlete. He is on my favorite team which is the Miami Heat. Him and Dwayne, they are my role models. LeBron is a true teammate. He never hogs the ball, but when he has the ball he makes some amazing shots. This quote means that he is a good teammate

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This quote is from Call of Duty Black Ops 2. This such an amazing game. This quote means that you shouldn’t trust everyone.

1. " Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain."- Dance Academy. This is from my all time favorite TV show. It explains that instead of waiting for opportunities, make yours. It's saying to get out there and do something. I take as many opportunities as I can.

2."A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend, a successful woman is one who can find such a man."-Lana Turner. I relate to this quote cause I love to shop, but I don't like to spend my own money.

 

3." Only you can control your future."- Dr. Seuss. This means that you have control of what you want to do with your life. This relates to me because I know what I plan on doing with my future.

“I find that the harder I work the more luck I seem to have.”

This aphorism means that if you always work hard, at anything, good things will happen.  This relates to my life because always try to do this. I try to do my best and normally nothing bad happens.

“I have learned to use the word "impossible" with the greatest caution.”

Very few things in life are impossible. You just have to try. I never give up on something without trying to do it first. If you don’t try, then you will never know what could have happened.

“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”

This means that you can’t be stubborn or close-minded if you created a problem. If you make a problem you aren’t going to be able to fix it with the same mind frame. I can relate to this because I know people who do this. They create a problem, ask how to fix it, but don’t listen when you give them your opinion.

“I find that the harder I work the more luck I seem to have.”

This aphorism means that if you always work hard, at anything, good things will happen.  This relates to my life because always try to do this. I try to do my best and normally nothing bad happens.

“I have learned to use the word "impossible" with the greatest caution.”

Very few things in life are impossible. You just have to try. I never give up on something without trying to do it first. If you don’t try, then you will never know what could have happened.

“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”

This means that you can’t be stubborn or close-minded if you created a problem. If you make a problem you aren’t going to be able to fix it with the same mind frame. I can relate to this because I know people who do this. They create a problem, ask how to fix it, but don’t listen when you give them your opinion.